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Hess, Rudolf
(Encyclopedia) Hess, Rudolf, 1894–1987, German National Socialist leader, b. Alexandria, Egypt; son of a German merchant. In 1920 he became an ardent follower of Adolf Hitler and after the Munich “…Hess, Dame Myra
(Encyclopedia) Hess, Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist, studied at the Royal Academy of Music. She made her London debut in 1907 and first appeared in the United States in 1922. Her playing was…Bormann, Martin
(Encyclopedia) Bormann, MartinBormann, Martinbôrˈmän [key], 1900–1945, German National Socialist (Nazi) leader. He met Adolf Hitler in 1924 and soon became an important figure in the Nazi party…Hess, Harry Hammond
(Encyclopedia) Hess, Harry Hammond, 1906–69, American geologist and oceanographer, b. New York City, B.S., Yale, 1931, Ph.D., Princeton, 1932. He taught at Rutgers (1932–33) and was a research…Leon Hess Biography
Leon HessAge: 85 owner of the New York Jets whose oil fortune made him one of the wealthiest owners in professional sports; his wish to see his team return to the Super Bowl for the first…O'Connor, Sandra Day
(Encyclopedia) O'Connor, Sandra Day, 1930–2023, U.S. lawyer and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1981–2006), b. El Paso, Tex. Graduating…Hess, Moses
(Encyclopedia) Hess, Moses, 1812–75, German socialist. He was responsible for converting Engels to Communism, and he early introduced Marx to social and economic problems. Hess played a prominent…Anderson, Carl David
(Encyclopedia) Anderson, Carl DavidAnderson, Carl Davidănˈdərsən [key], 1905–91, American physicist, b. New York City, grad. California Institute of Technology (B.S., 1927; Ph.D., 1930). Associated…Hess, Victor Francis
(Encyclopedia) Hess, Victor Francis, 1883–1964, American physicist, b. Austria, Ph.D. Univ. of Graz, 1906. After teaching at the universities of Graz and Innsbruck, he came to the United States in…Orvan Hess 2002 Deaths
Orvan HessAge: 96 pioneering obstetrician and gynecologist who, in 1942, became the first physician to successfully use penicillin clincially when he treated a woman on the verge of death…Trending
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